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Why? I'm not sure anyone thinks Mays deal is a good idea. It gives us the worst of both worlds and doesn't solve any of the issues. It's an epic can kicking exercise

It'd be much better to go full WTO, send the cabinet to Brussels and remove their passports until it's sorted out.

It's not the final deal only the leaving agreement and from what I can tell the main problems is back stop. I personally don't believe the EU are using that to trap us but as I've said both hard brexiters and remains who want to reverse decision are not prepared to compromise.

It's not the final deal only the leaving agreement and from what I can tell the main problems is back stop. I personally don't believe the EU are using that to trap us but as I've said both hard brexiters and remains who want to reverse decision are not prepared to compromise.

I think as far as the Leavers are concerned, the NI backstop is not acceptable because it doesn't have a fixed end date. They think it is the EU's way of "trapping" us.

I also think the EU won't commit to an end date because they've seen that we aren't very good with deadlines (apart from the way we like to see them whooshing past us)

It's the widest possible choice, out doesn't mean anything. The wishful thinking shy racists saw it as not having to put up with foreigners in any situation at all, but it was generally sold as "nobody is suggesting leaving the single market".

You need to narrow it down somewhat, whats happening at the moment is that leave voters are subconsciously becoming more racist & it's in our own interests to stop that..

It's not the final deal only the leaving agreement and from what I can tell the main problems is back stop. I personally don't believe the EU are using that to trap us but as I've said both hard brexiters and remains who want to reverse decision are not prepared to compromise.

Remainers have been trying to compromise for 3 years now, but we're still not sure what Brexiteers want. Or rather, what practical compromise they'd accept - they want a cake and eat it Brexit which just isn't possible.

I'm not sure what compromise is possible, being that Leave and Remain are contradictory. Even Mays red lines contradict each other.

As you say, Mays deal is only an interim and leaves all of the underlying problems unsolved (like the NI border). The backstop is the EU's way to make sure we don't screw it up or renege on our side of the deal.

Remainers have been trying to compromise for 3 years now, but we're still not sure what Brexiteers want. Or rather, what practical compromise they'd accept - they want a cake and eat it Brexit which just isn't possible.

I'm not sure what compromise is possible, being that Leave and Remain are contradictory. Even Mays red lines contradict each other.

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As you say, Mays deal is only an interim and leaves all of the underlying problems unsolved (like the NI border). The backstop is the EU's way to make sure we don't screw it up or renege on our side of the deal.

Depends what you call compromise I don't see much real compromise coming from remain MPs just BINO.

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